Plant-protector.



W}G.GOWART.

PLANT PROTECTOR.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY a, 1012.

1,051,693. Patented Jan.28,1913.

ATTORNEYS CFI UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM GREENE COWART, 0F NOCATEE, FLORIDA.

PLANT-PROTECTOR.

To all whom if may concern Be it known that I, WVILLIAM (i. CowAn'r, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Nocatee, in the countyof De Soto and State of Florida, have invented an Improvement inPlant-Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprises, first, a protector proper formed of two oblongpanels secured together rigidly at an angle to each other, whereby thedevice is adapted to be applied over and protect plants, and itcomprises, secondly, a means for supporting the protector' proper whenturned on its side, so that it is held constantly in position forreplacement over the plants.

The details of construction and combination of parts are as hereinafterdescribed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure1 is an end view of a series of protectors arranged side by side andparallel to corresponding rows of plants, the protectors being shownremoved from the plants and lying on their sides. Fig. 2 is an end Viewof a series of protectors arranged over plants. Fig. 3 is a plan View.Fig. 4 is a perspective View illustrating a modification. Fig. 5 is aperspective view illustri-ating a slight modification.

The protector is formed of two oblonr rectangular' panels a a, which aresecured together at one side edge, preferably at a slightly acute angle.A triangular bar or rib b may be arranged at the apex of the angle andthe respective panels secured thereto. The panels may be constructed, inpart, of any light material, preferably of wood veneer or of glass, asshown in Fig. 4. The protector is preferably open at each end, but itmay be provided with a closure c, as shown in Fig. 4.

When placed over plants, the arrangement is as shown in Fig. 2, theprotectors straddling the plants and their lower side edges rest-ing onor slightly embedded in the soil. The rows of plants will ordinarily runeast and west, and the protectors will, of course, be alined in the samedirection.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 3, 1912.

Patented Jan. 28,1913.

Serial No. 707,498.

When the plants are uncovered, the protectors are laid on their sidesadjacent to the plants, as shown in Fig. l.

lt is apparent that a quite strong wind from the direction in which theapexes of the protectors project, say from the north, would not displacethe protectors, but if the wind were from the opposite direction, sayfrom the south, it would act on the raised panels and easily overturnthe protectors. To prevent this result, lf employ a guard consisting ofa stake (Z having ay top crosspiece c. lhc stakes are driven verticallyinto the soil at a point adjacent to the apexes of' the protectors andthus the panel which is raised or projects upward is in Contact with orclose to one of the arms of a cross piece c. Thus the guard serveseffectively to prevent o\f'erturning of the protector and at the sainetime does not obstruct the tilting of' the protector back to its normalposition in which it covers the plants, as shown in Fig. 2.

The protector is easily manipulated for removing it from or placing itover a roW of plants, and when laid upon the ground, as in Fig. l, itleaves the plant freely eX- posed to air and sunlight, but theipanelwhich in such case project-s upward may serve at the same time as aguard, preventing the access of a cold or raw wind to the plants.

ln case the protector panels a are placed at a right angle to eachother, the stake d may be turned a quarter around in order to place thecross-piece c parallel to the protector.

The combination with a plant protector having an angular form and aguard consisting of a vertical stake having a projecting arm adapted forcontact with a panel of the protector when lying upon the ground, asdescribed.

VILLIAB'I GREENE COlVART.

lVitnesses D. F. HUTCHINsoN, T. M. PETERSON.

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